Karlton
Karlton is a variant spelling of Carlton. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Karlton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karlton is a variant spelling of Carlton. It may refer to:
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The Story of Karlton
Karlton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1991: 47 births, good for #1,725 nationwide. Karlton last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Karlton
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- Karlton Hester , American musician and educator
- Karlton Howard , American politician
- Karlton Rolle , Bahamian sprinter
- Karlton Rosholt , American journalist
- Lawrence K. Karlton , American judge
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Names that sound like Karlton
Phonetically similar names — useful when Karlton is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Karlton
Karlton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Karlton's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,725. Use the chart and map above to compare Karlton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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